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Austria
as of Oct 2026
- Total open
- 393 km#11 / 22
- Under construction
- 69 km#10 / 19
- Planned
- 28 km
- Projects
- 12
km per 1,000 km²: 4.7#11 / 22km per million people: 42.7#12 / 22
Measured against 83,871 km² and 9,215,956 inhabitants (Jan 2026).
By category
Highways
115 km#13 / 21
building 10 km
planned 28 km
14 sections
Railways
274 km#4 / 16
building 30 km
5 sections
Bridges
0 km
building 2 km
1 section
Tunnels
4 km#2 / 5
building 27 km
2 sections
Network growth
Busiest decade: the 2020s, with 219 km opened.
| km | Highways | Railways | Tunnels | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26 km | 26 km | 0 km | 0 km |
| 2010s | 148 km | 88 km | 60 km | 0 km |
| 2020s | 219 km | 0.3 km | 214 km | 4 km |
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Delivery record
Cost and schedule outcomes for this country's sections, measured exactly as on the performance page.
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- On time
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- Median overrun
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- Sections
- 22
Furthest behind schedule
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Delivered on time or early
No section here opened on or before its contract date.
Largest cost overruns
No section here records both an estimate and a final cost.
At or under budget
No section here came in at or under its estimate.
Openings timeline
Past openings
- Mar 2026A 11 Karawanken Tunnel second tube / Karawanken Tunnel second tube, Austrian section4 km
- Dec 14, 2025Koralmbahn Graz–Klagenfurt / Graz–Klagenfurt new line125 km
- 2025Marchegger Ostbahn upgrade and electrification / Wien Stadlau–Marchegg upgrade and double tracking37 km
- Nov 2024A 26 Linzer Autobahn / Donautalbrücke0.3 km
- 2023Pottendorfer Linie upgrade / Wien Meidling–Wiener Neustadt52 km
- Sep 8, 2019A 5 Nord/Weinviertel Autobahn / Drasenhofen bypass5 km
- Dec 8, 2017A 5 Nord/Weinviertel Autobahn / Schrick–Poysdorf-Nord24 km
- Dec 21, 2015S 10 Mühlviertler Schnellstraße / Unterweitersdorf–Freistadt Nord22 km
- Dec 2012New West Railway Wien–St. Pölten / Wien Meidling–St. Pölten new line60 km
- Jan 31, 2010A 5 Nord/Weinviertel Autobahn / Eibesbrunn–Schrick24 km
Scheduled openings
- 2027S 10 Mühlviertler Schnellstraße / Freistadt Nord–Rainbach Nord7 km
- 2030A 13 Luegbrücke replacement / Luegbrücke replacement2 km
- 2030Semmering Base Tunnel / Gloggnitz–Mürzzuschlag tunnel27 km
- 2032Brenner Base Tunnel, Austrian section / Sillschlucht–Brenner state border30 km
- 2032S 1 Wiener Außenring Schnellstraße / VA1 Groß-Enzersdorf–Süßenbrunn11 km
- 2032S 10 Mühlviertler Schnellstraße / Rainbach Nord–Wullowitz border9 km
- Dec 2032A 26 Linzer Autobahn / Freinberg tunnel section3 km
- Dec 2035A 26 Linzer Autobahn / Westbrücke and A 7 connection0.5 km
Projects in Austria
12 projects
- Tunnels · Austria
A 11 Karawanken Tunnel second tube
Opened4 km - Bridges · Austria
A 13 Luegbrücke replacement
Under construction2 km - Highways · Austria
A 26 Linzer Autobahn
OpenedUnder constructionPlanned4 km - Highways · Austria
A 5 Nord/Weinviertel Autobahn
Opened53 km - Railways · Austria
Brenner Base Tunnel, Austrian section
Under construction30 km - Railways · Austria
Koralmbahn Graz–Klagenfurt
Opened125 km - Railways · Austria
Marchegger Ostbahn upgrade and electrification
Opened37 km - Railways · Austria
New West Railway Wien–St. Pölten
Opened60 km - Railways · Austria
Pottendorfer Linie upgrade
Opened52 km - Highways · Austria
S 1 Wiener Außenring Schnellstraße
OpenedPlanned59 km - Highways · Austria
S 10 Mühlviertler Schnellstraße
OpenedUnder constructionPlanned38 km - Tunnels · Austria
Semmering Base Tunnel
Under construction27 km
Sources
- CIA World Factbook 2025 (final edition), Austria, Geography: Area (total 83,871 sq km), via factbook.json
- Eurostat: Population change, demographic balance and crude rates at national level [demo_gind], population on 1 January 2026
Sources for area and population only. Every project cites its own sources on its page.